哈佛國際經濟學徵文比賽（HIEEC）

1. 比賽介紹
哈佛本科經濟學會（HUEA）與《哈佛大學經濟評論》（Harvard College Economics Review）共同舉辦旗艦賽事－哈佛國際經濟學論文競賽（HIEEC）。 HIEEC為學生提供了一個展示經濟理論寫作能力和深刻理解的平台，幫助參賽者提升學術和職業技能，展現其經濟學知識儲備。

2. 哈佛國際經濟論文競賽主題

1. Advances in artificial intelligence (AI) can potentially affect growth, inequality, productivity, innovation, and employment. OpenAI’s ChatGPT, in particular, has greatly increased public awareness about the significance of AI and its implications for the future. What impact will the development of AI have on economic inequality, the composition of the workforce, and economic output as a whole? How can nations prepare for the micro and macroeconomic changes brought about by AI? 人工智慧（AI）的進步可能會影響經濟成長、不平等、經濟成長、不平等、人工智慧生產力、創新和就業。 OpenAI的ChatGPT特別提高了公眾對AI重要性及其未來影響的認識。 AI的發展將對經濟不平等、勞動力組成和整體經濟產出產生怎樣的影響？各國如何為AI帶來的微觀和宏觀經濟變化做好準備？

2. Measuring national and global economic activity allows us to understand how economies change in size and structure—how they grow and contract. In addition to Gross Domestic Product (GDP), government budgets, and the money supply, alternatives like the Human Development Index (HDI) and Gross National Income (GNI) are used to assess economic progress. What are the advantages of our current economic indices, including GDP, HDI, GNI, government budgets, and the money supply, and what areas are they lacking? Which indices do you find most helpful, and how can we enhance or combine them to improve our understanding of economic measurement? 衡量國家和全球經濟活動使我們能夠理解經濟如何在規模和結構上發生變化——即經濟如何增長和收縮。除了國內生產毛額（GDP）、政府預算和貨幣供應外，還有人類發展指數（HDI）和國民總收入（GNI）等替代指標被用來評估經濟進展。我們目前的經濟指標（包括GDP、HDI、GNI、政府預算和貨幣供給）有哪些優點？它們在哪些方面有不足之處？您認為哪些指標最有幫助，我們該如何改善或結合這些指標，以提高我們對經濟測量的理解？

3. Proponents of income redistribution support the idea that redistribution policies will increase economic stability and give more opportunities to the less wealthy. Others, however, are more skeptical and believe it could negatively affect economic growth. Current redistribution methods include taxation, welfare, public services, and other monetary policies. What strategies for income redistribution should the U.S. adopt from other countries? What economic impacts could a wealth tax or super millionaire tax have? What type of redistribution is most effective and feasible? What would be the impacts of the U.S. enacting universal basic income? Discuss the implications of any of these issues and feel free to expand on other areas of economic redistribution. 收入再分配的支持者認為，再分配政策將增加經濟穩定性，並為財富較少的人提供更多機會。然而，其他人對此持懷疑態度，認為這可能會對經濟成長產生負面影響。目前的再分配方法包括稅收、福利、公共服務和其他貨幣政策。美國應從其他國家採取哪些所得再分配策略？財富稅或超百萬富翁稅可能帶來什麼經濟影響？哪一種再分配方式最有效且可行？如果美國實施全民基本收入，會產生什麼影響？討論這些問題的含義，並且可以自由擴展到其他經濟再分配領域。

4. As the United States weighs the impacts of China’s rise to global prominence, economics and national security have become increasingly intertwined. As a result, the United States government has imposed tariffs and investment restrictions on China to limit the nation’s access to US markets and intellectual property (specifically in sensitive industries such as semiconductors). What are the economic implications of these policies for United States firms, consumers, and workers? Discuss the most important perspectives of the US-China trade war and suggest how both countries can manage the prospect of a changing economic order. 隨著美國權衡中國崛起對全球影響的影響，經濟與國家安全變得愈加緊密相連。因此，美國政府對中國實施了關稅和投資限制，以限制該國對美國市場和智慧財產權的存取（特別是在半導體等敏感產業）。這些政策對美國公司、消費者和勞工有什麼經濟影響？討論美中貿易戰最重要的觀點，並建議兩國如何應對變化的經濟秩序的前景。

3. 獎項設置

• 前三名文章：經作者許可將在官網發表。
• 決賽名單：由2016年諾貝爾經濟學獎得主奧利佛哈特（Oliver Hart）評審，並在線上公佈。
• 「高度推薦」名單：獲得此榮譽的作者名單將在線上發布。